Jim Fryer, Titan Hot Seven: “In the musical world, there are certain festivals that rise to the top.”

Bria Skonberg, Big Bang Jazz Band: “I have been to quite a mix of these festivals now and there is a couple of different vibes. There’s the ones where they are all maybe in one small city. There’s ones that are all held in a hotel and this festival you can really tell that everybody that’s in the vicinity of here is really on board to make this festival a success.”

Chet Jeager, Night Blooming Jazzmen: “This kind of music started in the early 1900’s or maybe even the late 1800’s.”

Bobby Pickwood, Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band: “If you look at the pictures in this hallway and the history of this place and what’s going on here, there is no place in the world like it.”

Chet Jeager, Night Blooming Jazzmen: “I met Tom and Barbara before this festival was started for the first time. We both used to go into the jazz joints in Los Angeles before we were supposed so Tom and I just hit it off right away.”